Environmentally Sustainable
PaperStone is an architectural solid surface using 100% post-consumer recycled paper. The Certified product line is certified by the Smartwood program of The Rainforest Alliance to Forest Stewardship Council standards. In addition, PaperStone plays a role in enabling a project to acquire Leadership in Energy and Environmental (LEED) credits towards certification.
LEED Certification Information
The LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Green Building Rating System® is a voluntary standard for developing environmentally responsible, low emission, high-performance, sustainable buildings. It was developed by the U.S. Green Building Council, under contract with the US Department of Energy.
Individual materials and products used in buildings are not certified. The Version 2.2 certification process is for the entire construction project. The project earns "credits" towards becoming certified. The categories where credits can accumulate for Global partition products are based on LEED Standard 2.2 as follows:
Recycled Content: LEED V2.2 awards credits for buildings that contain recycled, salvaged, reused, or refurbished materials, with credits awarded as a function of the total building material weights (10% = 1 point, 20% = 2 credits). Credit is based on the sum of post-consumer recycled material + 1/2 of pre-consumer recycled material. This contributes to Credits 4.1 & 4.2 of the "Materials & Resources" area. If your project contains 30% recycled materials PaperStone can also contribute to Credit 4.0 Exemplary performance, Innovation in Design.
Regional Materials: LEED V2.2 awards 1 credit if 10% of the building materials are manufactured within 500 miles of the project site and 2 credits if 20% of the materials are maufactured within 500 miles of the job site. This contributes to Credit 5.1 and 5.2. of the "Materials & Resources" area. If your project contains 40% of regional materials PaperStone also contributes to 5.0 Exemplary performance, Innovation in Design.
Low Emitting Materials: LEED V2.2 awards 1 credit in Credit 4.4 if the products used on the interior of the building contain no added urea-formaldehyde resins. Any laminating adhesives used to apply the material also may not contain added urea formaldehyde. PaperStone qualifies under Indoor Environmental Quality as it does not emit VOC's or contain any added urea formaldehyde.
